Saf Minal (Hindi: सफ मिनाल) is a mountain of Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. Saf Minal standing majestically at 6911 meter 22674 feet. It's the 21st highest located entirely within the uttrakhand India.
Nanda Devi
Nanda Devi is the second-highest mountain in India, after Kangchenjunga, and the highest located entirely within the country. (Kangchenjunga is on the border of India and Nepal.) Nanda Devi is the 23rd-highest peak in the world and ranked 74t ...
, is the highest mountain in this category and 50th highest peak in India. Saf Minal is the 332nd highest peak in the world.
Saf Minal falls on the edge of the Northern
Nanda Devi National Park
The Nanda Devi National Park or Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, established in 1982 is a national park situated around the peak of Nanda Devi (7816 m) in Chamoli Garhwal district of Uttarakhand, in northern India. The entire park lies at an elev ...
.
Climbing history
Saf Minal (6911m) lies on the outer rim of the Nanda Devi sanctuary and just west of
Rishi Pahar
Rishi Pahar is a Himalayan mountain peak, located in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state in India. It lies at the northeast corner of the ring of peaks surrounding the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, and on the eastern rim of the Nanda Devi B ...
. The first ascent by Himalayan Alpine Association of Japan in 1975 through the south east ridge from inside the Nanda Devi National Park. On 2 October, J. Imai and A. Hagiwara reached the summit after 8 hour of climbing at 1.30 p.m.
The second ascent came in on October 5, 2004 by an American-British team
Ian Parnel and
John Varco (US) climbed the northwest face of Saf Minal this is the first ascent of the northwest face of Saf Minal.
Glaciers and rivers
It is surrounded by Glaciers on both the side
Uttari Rishi Glacier, on the southern side and
Bagini Glacier on the northern side. The River from Bagini Glacier met with
Dhauli Ganga at Jumma. Changabang Bamak (Glacier) and Uttari Rishi Bamak (Glacier) also met Dhauli Ganga through
Rishi Ganga gorge. later Dhauli Ganga met with
Alaknanda river
The Alaknanda is a Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and a river considered holy in Hinduism. In hydrology, the Alaknanda is considered the sourc ...
at
Vishnu Prayag two main tributaries of
Ganga
The Ganges ( ; in India: Ganga, ; in Bangladesh: Padma, ). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international which goes through India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China." is a trans-boundary riv ...
. These two main rivers meet at
Devprayag and became Ganga thereafter.
The entire surrounding area are protected within the
Nanda Devi National Park
The Nanda Devi National Park or Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, established in 1982 is a national park situated around the peak of Nanda Devi (7816 m) in Chamoli Garhwal district of Uttarakhand, in northern India. The entire park lies at an elev ...
or Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve which is a
World Heritage Site
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declared by
UNESCO
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.
The Nanda Devi National Park is home to several world-class treks.
Neighboring peaks
The neighboring peaks of Saf Minal:
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Nanda Devi
Nanda Devi is the second-highest mountain in India, after Kangchenjunga, and the highest located entirely within the country. (Kangchenjunga is on the border of India and Nepal.) Nanda Devi is the 23rd-highest peak in the world and ranked 74t ...
:
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Dunagiri:
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Rishi Pahar
Rishi Pahar is a Himalayan mountain peak, located in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state in India. It lies at the northeast corner of the ring of peaks surrounding the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, and on the eastern rim of the Nanda Devi B ...
:
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Kalanka
Kalanka (Hindi: कलंका) is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand, India. Kalanka stands at . It's the 20th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi is the highest mountain in this category. Kalanka is the ...
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Changabang
Changabang is a mountain in the Garhwal Division, Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand, India. It is part of a group of peaks that form the northeast wall of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary. It is a particularly steep and rocky peak, and all routes on it ...
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See also
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List of Himalayan peaks of Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand is a Himalayan state of India. This mountainous state contains, in its northern section, some of the highest mountain peaks in the world. Many of them are unclimbed; many are unnamed. A large number of peaks in Uttarakhand are still ...
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Gangotri National Park
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Nanda Devi National Park
The Nanda Devi National Park or Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, established in 1982 is a national park situated around the peak of Nanda Devi (7816 m) in Chamoli Garhwal district of Uttarakhand, in northern India. The entire park lies at an elev ...
References
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Mountains of Uttarakhand
Six-thousanders of the Himalayas
Geography of Chamoli district